The commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt has been removed after saying the US Navy was not doing enough to halt a coronavirus outbreak on board the aircraft carrier The Zaandam cruise ship, with dozens of ill passengers on board, docked in Florida after several South American countries refused to accept it New York mayor Bill de Blasio urged all of the city's residents to cover their faces when outside and near others, with a scarf or bandana, rather than a surgical mask, as medics need the latter The World Bank approved a plan to disburse $160bn (£130bn) in emergency aid over 15 months to help countries stricken by the pandemic The French authorities have boosted police checks to prevent anyone trying to go on holiday this weekend ahead of Easter UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the aim was 100,000 tests a day in England by the end of April amid criticism of the government's plans A 4,000-bed emergency field hospital at London's ExCel centre is due to open later How did … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Confirmed global cases pass one million
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With Wimbledon lost, Federer and Williams running out of Grand Slam opportunities
With Wimbledon lost, Federer and Williams running out of Grand Slam opportunities The Saigon Times Friday, Apr 3, 2020,16:55 (GMT+7) With Wimbledon lost, Federer and Williams running out of Grand Slam opportunities … [Read more...] about With Wimbledon lost, Federer and Williams running out of Grand Slam opportunities
BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES APRIL 3
The service industry accounts for 60% of the city's GDP and the industrial sector accounts for 20%. In order to cope with the outbreak, the city will make plans to promote sea and waterway tourism for the domestic market. They will co-operate with neighbouring cities and provinces like Hue and Quang Nam to improve services and attract customers from markets that are not affected by the outbreak. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES APRIL 3
Vietnam’s Vingroup says to produce ventilators in COVID-19 fight
The company has entered into a licence agreement with Medtronic for its P560 ventilator production, the company said in an emailed statement, adding that it would also produce low-cost open-source ventilators designed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Vingroup says to produce ventilators in COVID-19 fight
Over 80 percent of Thais expected to engage in social distancing
Bangkok (VNA) – About 70 percent of Thais understand and are engaging in the "social distancing" campaign, which is a major strategy to curb the transmission of COVID-19, the latest survey conducted by Thailand’s Department of Mental Health showed. The department conducted the survey last week among 26,000 respondents. The study's goal was to find out the appropriate measures needed to push the campaign to exceed the 80 percent milestone. Local media quoted Kiattiphoom Vongrachit, Director-General of the department, as saying that the 80 percent benchmark is based on a research in Australia, which found that is the threshold when COVID-19 transmission potentially stops. Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health estimated that if social distancing compliance exceeds 80 percent, the number of COVID-19 cases will reach 7,745 by April 15. The cases will however climb to 17,635 by that date if social distancing compliance is only 50 percent. With no social distancing, the … [Read more...] about Over 80 percent of Thais expected to engage in social distancing
